Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
Dr. Kiran Thakur cares for inpatients with neurological conditions at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital. She is an expert in neuroinfectious diseases and neuroimmunology, and works in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa treating patients and performing clinical research.
Dr. Thakur completed post-doctoral fellowship training in neuroinfectious diseases and neuroimmunology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Her neurology residency training was at the Harvard Neurology Residency Program of Massachusetts General Hospital and the Brigham and Women's Hospital, where she served as chief resident. She completed internal medicine training in the Osler Housestaff training program at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Dr. Thakur’s research focuses on clinical and translational studies in neuroinfectious diseases, specifically studying aspects of tuberculous meningitis and cerebral malaria. Additionally, she serves as a consultant for the World Health Organization. Her clinical areas of expertise include hospitalist neurology, global neurology, neuroinfectious diseases and neuroimmunology.